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The tooltip style glossary is now live. I've migrated a bunch of content from the old glossary but not everything. There is a known issue where if the keyword has a special character like "/" (e.g. A/C), it spits the dummy so those have been left out. It is configured to pop up on hover but I can change this to mouse click if it becomes annoying. Mods, you should be able to add more keywords, just don't add anything with a symbol in it (See above). Too the glossary in action, simply hover over the words below: H2O2 CBS HC

AcronymDefinition A/CAir Conditioning ACActivated Carbon ADAAqua Design Amano AGAAll Glass Aquarium ALKAlkalinity BBoron BBBare Bottom (tank) / Blue Bolts (shrimp) / Beneficial Bacteria BBABlack Brush Algae BBSBaby Brine Shrimp BGABlue Green Algae BPSBubbles Per Second CCarbon CaCalcium CFCompact Fluorrescent ClChlorine Co2Carbon Dioxide Co3Carbonate CuCopper CUCCleanup Crew dGHDegrees of Hardness DIDeionized Water dKHDegrees of carbonate hardness DODissolved Oxygen ECElectrical Conductivity (measurement) FeIron FragFragment of live coral FTSFull Tank Shot (photo) FWFreshwater GalGallon GHGeneral Hardness GPDGallons Per Day GPHGallons Per Hour GPIGallons Per Inch GPMGallons Per Minute HCHemianthus callitrichoides HHydrogen H+Hydrogen ion H3O+Hydronium ion H2ODihygrogen Monoxide (Water) H2O2Hydrogen Peroxide HClHydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid) HOHigh Output HOBHang On the Back (of tank) IIodide I2Iodine IO3Iodate IRInfrared KHCarbonate Hardness KIPotassium iodide LLiters LFSLocal Fish Store LPDLiter's Per Day LPHLiter's Per Hour LPMLiter's Per Minute MgMagnesium MHMetal halide light MOMail order MTSMineralised Top Soil / Malaysian Trumpet Snail NaSodium NaCO3Sodium carbonate NaOHSodium hydroxide NH3Ammonia NH4Ammonium NONormal output fluorescent light NO2Nitrite NO3Nitrate NSWNatural seawater O2Oxygen pHA measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution PHPowerhead (water pump) PO4Phosphate PPMParts per million, equivalent to mg/l (milligrams per litre) PVCPoly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing ROReverse osmosis, type of water purification RO/DIReverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification SAESiamese Algae Eater SGSpecific gravity SiSilicon SiO2Silicon dioxide SrStrontium SWSaltwater / seawater TBTaiwan Bee UGFUnder gravel filter UVUltra violet light VHOVery high output fluorescent light Click here to view the article